1 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: Hey, what's going on? 2 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: It was the Minnesota Vikings regular season home opener against 3 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: the Atlanta Falcons, and that was six days removed from 4 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: beating the Chicago Bears and starting one to zero. But 5 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 2: not such good news this evening. Atlanta wins twenty two 6 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: to six. There was one touchdown in the game. It 7 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: was scored by Atlanta, a rushing touchdown by Tyler Aljeer. Now, 8 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: the Minnesota Vikings were a battered bunch tonight and it 9 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 2: got worse during the game. They came into the game 10 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: down Jeff Okuda, Andrew van Ginkel, and Blake Cashman. Also 11 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: Christian Darisaw despite practicing a little bit, he didn't play 12 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: at left tackle justin school is a replace Placeman played 13 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 2: then he got hurt during the game. Walter Rouse had 14 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 2: to play a majority of the second half. Ryan Kelly, 15 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: tenth year center from Alabama UH he missed some practice 16 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,199 Speaker 2: during the course of the week. He got hurt during 17 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: the game, so Michael Jurgens ended up playing center for 18 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 2: a majority of the second half and with Pete Bursajeh 19 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: Paul Allen. After the way I laid that thing out 20 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 2: and the fact they didn't score a touchdown. I want 21 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 2: to say other than that, miss Lincoln, how was the play. 22 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 3: We and then you lose Aaron Jones toward the end 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 3: of the game as well. I mean, it's like it 24 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 3: put part of your party. 25 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: You has to. 26 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 3: Say, you know, don't tell me how rough the waters are. 27 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 3: Just bring the ship in. And by that, I don't 28 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 3: mean you know that the Vikings are going to win 29 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 3: this football game, per se, but make you know, but 30 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: make it a game. And I'm looking at an offense 31 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 3: that continues to start slowly. We had some you know, 32 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 3: a couple we had a nice big play before halftime. 33 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: We have an opportunity to Jalen Naylor that that just 34 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 3: flat McCarthy. I know he's a rookie and he's starting, 35 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: but he finishes the day with a thirty seven point 36 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: five rating and just sometimes trying to trying to do 37 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 3: too much. I think the Zach Harrison sack is a 38 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 3: perfect situation. You have a break in protection, you get 39 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: to the top of your drop. I mean, I understand 40 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 3: he tried to duck it and then hope, but you know, 41 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 3: hold on to the football, right, hold on to the football. 42 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 3: But overall, just no rhythm the time of possession is 43 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 3: absolutely been killing us the last couple of games, and 44 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 3: we ended up with thirteen more minutes of the football. 45 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 3: And you look at so you look at the injuries, 46 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 3: and you're going, okay, well, our defense is playing an 47 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 3: extra quarter, an entire quarter, I mean on the field. 48 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 3: So the two hundred and eighteen yards rushing that they 49 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: got net was more than our entire offense got all day. 50 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 2: That's the first time a Minnesota Vikings defense has admitted 51 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: more than two hundred rushing yards to a team since 52 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: September of twenty twenty three at Philadelphia Jalen Hurts in 53 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: that bunch twenty two to six, the final score of 54 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: the Falcons beat the Minnesota Vikings. And you know, granted, 55 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: there you have a rookie playing left guard. You're down 56 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 2: to your third left tackle with Walter Rouse, your second 57 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 2: center with Michael Jurgens, and then you have you have 58 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: fries or right guard and O'Neil a right tackle. But 59 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 2: still they you know, the Vikings allowed six sacks. And 60 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 2: what should be frustrating about that is, not only did 61 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: Atlanta have just won the previous week against Tampa Bay, 62 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: they only have thirty one last year that was second 63 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: worst in the NFL. So what they do. They drafted 64 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: a couple of guys defensively, Jalen Jalen Walker and James 65 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: Pierce from Tennessee, and they signed Leonard Floyd, the the 66 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: veteran journeyman edge rusher. And it's starting to come together 67 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 2: a little bit for them. They had six sacks to 68 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: Night Pete. 69 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 3: They did, and I can't sit here and say that 70 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 3: that was just them lining up one on one. I 71 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 3: mean they had a couple of nice blitzes, a couple 72 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 3: of stunts. Uh, we had some protection issues on our end. 73 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 3: We're returning guys free. But those those are the mistakes 74 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 3: that that don't help. The ones that kill you are 75 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 3: the turnovers, Paul and even you know, even at the 76 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 3: interception at the end of the game. 77 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: I mean those those have to stop. 78 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 3: And it hasn't quite been an interest, you know, just uh, 79 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 3: a waterfall of interceptions. It's it's been fumbles, it's been 80 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 3: on a number of different things. But our offense is 81 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 3: lacking rhythm right now. It's it's lacking an identity right now. 82 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: And I get it. 83 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 3: We're we're trying to grow with the young man and 84 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 3: and you know, my question is, is you know you're 85 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 3: seeing Jalen Naylor and jj McCarthy being one on one 86 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 3: and the opportunities that are there in the passing game, 87 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 3: it has to be it's just difficult watch because we 88 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 3: should be throwing the football up and down the yard. 89 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 1: Will I understand, We'll get. 90 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 3: There, yeah, but it's it's it's hard, man, It's hard 91 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 3: to watch a guy grow up. 92 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: It also was a night Justin Jefferson not only had 93 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 2: three catches, but his first was the five hundredth of 94 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: his career. So he and Larry Fitzgerald Junior are the 95 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 2: two fastest and youngest in the history of the NFL 96 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 2: to do that. But really, you know, the game of 97 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 2: inches cliche with the NFL. It's a cliche because it 98 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 2: stands the test of time. And when it was a 99 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 2: two score game, fifteen to six, Jalen Naylor just blew 100 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: by rookie safety Xavier Watts for what would have been 101 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 2: a seventy two yard touchdown, and McCarthy saw it, but 102 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 2: he overthrew him, and that that was part of the 103 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 2: negativity tonight. 104 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 3: It was and that I think the other actually, I 105 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 3: think the other play that stands out to me is 106 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 3: about a minute and a half left to go in 107 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 3: a third quarter. He short hopped the pass that Justin 108 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 3: Jefferson and Jay would have caught, you know, if you 109 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 3: if you would have caught, I'm sure he would have. 110 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: But that would have been another first down and an 111 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 3: extension of the drive. And at that time, it was 112 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 3: still a matter of field goals, right, it wasn't. It 113 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 3: wasn't a two touchdown type game, so we had They 114 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 3: had plenty of opportunities, just nothing. I mean, they figured 115 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 3: it out in the running game. They went to a 116 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 3: three wide look to run the you know, to get 117 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 3: to get Atlanta into a four man front where they 118 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 3: were able to really start running the football real well 119 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 3: with Jordan Mason. But still, uh, as much as our 120 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 3: defense kept them out of the end zone, except for 121 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 3: right at the end of the game, we we didn't 122 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: even sniff it. 123 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: We didn't even come close. 124 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: Let's hear from Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, who 125 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 2: has played the Falcons three times and is now two 126 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: and one against said squad. 127 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 4: Get to injuries here in a second, but obviously very 128 00:06:55,120 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 4: disappointing performance tonight really just starts with obviously our ability 129 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 4: to take our week of preparation, even on a short week, 130 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 4: and show up and play a lot better in all 131 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 4: three phases. Got to coach better, specifically me, our team 132 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 4: will handle the adversity that is now right at our 133 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 4: you know, right at our feet, and we've got to 134 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 4: go back to work and improve immediately. There's some things 135 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 4: just overall, you know, we've got to stop doing many, 136 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 4: many things, sometimes very noticeable, sometimes things throughout plays that 137 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 4: you know, the negative plays are stacking up against us, 138 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 4: and and where it seems like right now we take 139 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 4: one step forward to take two steps back, and that's 140 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 4: across the board, you know, specifically on our offense, I 141 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 4: thought the defense battled, they held them to one to 142 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 4: five in the red zone and really kept us in 143 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 4: the football game, and just did not do enough clearly offensively. 144 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 4: And anytime you you know, lose the turnover battle, have 145 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 4: more penalties, you're you're going to have a hard time 146 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 4: winning a football game no matter what you try to do. 147 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 4: And I thought our guys stuck, stuck with it, hung together, 148 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 4: showed uh, you know, showed the type of team togetherness 149 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 4: they have. But in the end, we've got to start 150 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 4: executing at a little higher level. And that's as an entire group, 151 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 4: and that's me included. So, uh, we will go back 152 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 4: to work and attempt to, uh, you know, have a 153 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 4: really good posts a post game tomorrow where we all 154 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 4: look inward first and and try to improve find the 155 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 4: little things here and there throughout the game. Even if 156 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 4: somebody played fantastic, and I'm sure there's gonna be some 157 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 4: performances where guys did play well, are you playing to 158 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 4: a standard that we talk about? And that's all of 159 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 4: us coaching staff included. So we've got to clean up 160 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 4: our operation and clean up our you know, procedure as 161 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 4: well as our execution. And that's going to be a 162 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 4: theme that we will continue to focus on. I thought 163 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 4: our fans were phenomenal, which which makes it sting even 164 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 4: more knowing that we had that kind of atmosphere and 165 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 4: that's and that kind of support from our fan base. 166 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 4: And obviously there were some injuries. That is never going 167 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 4: to be an excuse. We put together roster. We feel 168 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 4: confident in guys stepping in across the board and performing. 169 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 4: So I want to update you guys on the injuries 170 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 4: before I take questions. Ryan Kelly didn't you know, have 171 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 4: a concussion. He was ruled out. Uh School also had 172 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 4: a concussion. He was ruled out. Grenard did have the 173 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 4: oblique but returned and and and battled and played his heart, 174 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 4: played his heart out fighting through that. Aaron Jones will 175 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 4: be evaluated for a hamstring. Don't know what that you 176 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 4: know what that looks like as of right now, but 177 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,959 Speaker 4: we'll keep you guys updated, and then gave Murphy had 178 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 4: a his left knee m c L will be evaluated. 179 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 4: So came in a little banged up and added a 180 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 4: few names, but takes our entire football team needs to 181 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 4: be ready to go top to bottom. Guys that get 182 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 4: elevated all those things that's such as life in the NFL. 183 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 4: Back to where we go. You can't be a one 184 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 4: to know team if you're gonna allow an OH and 185 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 4: one to change anything about your mindset towards your individual 186 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 4: or collective group effort of trying to strive to become 187 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 4: the best football team we can this year long journey ahead. 188 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: Kevin, what was your message after the game. 189 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 4: It's a JJ, Yeah, it just you know, it was 190 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 4: one of those It was one of those games where 191 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 4: you know, once again only forty six plays. We just 192 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 4: you know, we've got to find a way as a group. 193 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 4: It's going to be easy to try to put the 194 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 4: microscope on JJ. And there's certainly some plays, some throws, 195 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 4: some things that I'm sure he would love to, you know, 196 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 4: get another out at. But I thought he also when 197 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 4: we did move it, you know, I thought he made 198 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 4: some throws and I thought he showed his athleticism, and 199 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 4: just as a group, we did not execute to our standard, 200 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 4: and it kind of moved from from guy to guy 201 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 4: at times, and you know, either a mental mental laps 202 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 4: or you know, physical labs, but either way, the negatives 203 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 4: start to mount and you're just not doing enough to 204 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 4: give yourself a chance to actually win the football game. 205 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 4: First and goal to two. The delay of the game, yeah, 206 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 4: you know, we uh, you know, we changed personnels. They 207 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:27,119 Speaker 4: they told me they saw somebody step off our sideline 208 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 4: from very much further back than and once we had 209 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 4: made our substitution, that's why they held it. I got 210 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 4: to go back and see it. Obviously I'm looking down 211 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 4: at the area around the goal line. But my expectation was, 212 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 4: you know, at some point during that end of clock sequence, 213 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 4: there he would when they had had an opportunity to sub, 214 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 4: he would step away and uh, you know, he just didn't. 215 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 4: We we subbed, you know, we subbed, uh you know, 216 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 4: and got the play in before the headset communication went out. 217 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,599 Speaker 4: Thought we'd get the playoff and and potentially get a 218 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 4: runoff there. Then we get moved back, we take a sack, 219 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 4: and that sequence was essentially over. So when we get 220 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 4: especially in a game like this, you know, that's a 221 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 4: critical critical time to put the ball in the end 222 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 4: zone and see if we can turn the momentum and 223 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 4: allow our defense to play with a little bit of momentum, 224 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 4: which they were never able to do. Any momentum they 225 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 4: had was able to overcome, you know, our sluggish performance 226 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: on offense. And you've got to play complimentary football. That's 227 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 4: the way we're going to build our game plans. That's 228 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 4: the way we're going to build ourselves as a team, 229 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 4: and it's going to take all three phases for sixty 230 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 4: minutes when you're playing against anybody in the NFL. I 231 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 4: thought Atlanta, you got to give them a lot of credit. 232 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 4: They came in Raheem had his guys ready to go, 233 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 4: and they beat us. 234 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 5: Kevin some of the sacks and pressures where they had 235 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 5: guys coming in unblocked. What was the theme of why 236 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 5: those things happened when they had so many free runners. 237 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, you know, there was there was definitely, 238 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 4: you know, there was definitely some times where some guys 239 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 4: got beaten some one on one situations. Got gotta go 240 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 4: back and see exactly Ben kind of what happened there. 241 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 4: But you know, you felt it certainly in the first 242 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 4: half there. And then you know, Ryan goes down in 243 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 4: the second quarter, School goes down in the third. We've 244 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 4: got some guys stepping in and you know, trying to play. 245 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 4: You're trying to help as much as you possibly can 246 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 4: from a schematic standpoint, with help here and there, especially 247 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 4: specifically on the edges. And then we had a miss 248 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 4: que kind of a you know, on the on the fumble, 249 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 4: was a little bit of a mental error there, and 250 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 4: we've got to get that cleaned up because that was critical, 251 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 4: you know, moment in the game where we got we 252 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 4: got some good field position and we had a chance 253 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 4: to once again try to capture the momentum in the game, 254 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 4: and we just didn't do it. I had a chance 255 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 4: at Speedy at one point on a third and short 256 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:45,599 Speaker 4: thought it would be our best chance to try to 257 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 4: get a one on one for one of our guys 258 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 4: down the field, and you know, just overshot it a 259 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 4: little bit, And so there was just could we make 260 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 4: that one play, had a close to a twenty yard 261 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 4: run and get flagged for a holding call That sets 262 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 4: you back. So it just seemed to me Ben that 263 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 4: it was you know, it's the sacks come from a 264 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 4: lack of execution, sometimes on that down, sometimes it's on 265 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 4: a previous down. But forty six snaps and I believe 266 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 4: we had forty nine last week. We just got to 267 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 4: have more plays. We got to possess the football. We 268 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 4: we've we've got to find a way to stay on 269 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 4: the field longer because it's an important part of how 270 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 4: we need to play as a team, especially against a 271 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 4: team like that what you mentioned with Speedy, I think 272 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 4: the balls around thirty twenty eight something like that fourth down. 273 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 4: Do you think about that or is it? Yeah, we 274 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 4: had you know, we fumbled a snap early on when 275 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 4: I was pretty aggressive there with that fourth down early 276 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 4: it was inside of a half a yard and it 277 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 4: looked like the ball came you know, JJ might have 278 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 4: bobbled the ball a little bit and then we didn't 279 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 4: get that, gave the defense a short field they held 280 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 4: them to three. So definitely thought about it, but you know, 281 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 4: was hoping to get that one more timely stop to 282 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 4: try to have you know, anywhere from seven seven six 283 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 4: seven minutes left to try to then you know, activate 284 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 4: the ability to go try to you know, at least 285 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 4: put the ball on the end zone and then see 286 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 4: what happens there, whether you're in a sequence you know, 287 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 4: kind of like our opponent last week, where maybe it's 288 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 4: the on side, maybe it's there's enough time depending on 289 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 4: how much timeouts we have left to ultimately try to 290 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 4: see if we can get back in the football game. 291 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 4: And then at the end, obviously I made the decision, 292 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 4: you know, we we were kind of in a freeway situation. 293 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 4: Let them score, and knew it was going to take 294 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 4: two scores and two two point conversions, but at least 295 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 4: we would have the ball with some time and unfortunately 296 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 4: just didn't do anything with it. 297 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 6: How much of the lack of rhythm offensively in some way, 298 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 6: in some way to be expected with a quarterback as 299 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 6: first two game versus how much do you feel as 300 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 6: if it's just been more lack of executions. 301 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 4: Maybe, yeah, I think, you know, that's one of the 302 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 4: things that you know, we were are definitely going to 303 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 4: talk about, you know, as a coaching staff, because like 304 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 4: first half last week, you know, when you're talking about, okay, 305 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 4: you're on the road, maybe there's some you know, first 306 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 4: time on the road and things like that. Communication can 307 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 4: be tested. And I thought we improved as this game 308 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 4: went on, specifically in the second half last week. But 309 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 4: to me, being at home, having your snap count, having 310 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 4: your cadence, you've got to eliminate any and all pre 311 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 4: snap penalties, some of the straining penalties like a holding 312 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 4: call when a guy's in there. I think Walt was 313 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 4: in there on his first snap and just trying to strain, 314 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 4: and those are those things are going to happen. The 315 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 4: execution plays that are catastrophic are the ones that we've 316 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 4: got to find a way, you know, to eliminate, because 317 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 4: against any team in the NFL, if you do some 318 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 4: of the things we did tonight, you're gonna make it 319 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 4: really hard on yourself. You know, even if your guys 320 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 4: are fighting and scratching for sixty minutes, it was not 321 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 4: an effort thing in any three in any one of 322 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 4: the three phases. It's just we've got to find out, 323 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 4: you know, how we continue to strive to the standard 324 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 4: of execution that's required. You know, like I said, even 325 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 4: if a guy had a clean sheet for the whole 326 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 4: night but had a catastrophic error specifically around a quarterback too, 327 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 4: that's where we've got to try to find to elevate 328 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 4: elevate that bar and uh, you know, make you have 329 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 4: the cleanest possible execution around him. That's why we put 330 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 4: together the group we hope to put around him. Obviously, 331 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 4: when you've got your backup center coming in the game 332 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 4: and then your third tackle, you know, you know, playing 333 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 4: a significant amount of snaps, it's going to be hard. 334 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 4: But that's I mean, there's probably ten teams that went 335 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 4: through similar things today around the NFL, So you can't 336 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 4: I don't look at that as as you know, you 337 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 4: obviously adjust and you try to help any way you can. 338 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 4: But to me, the you know, the type of roster 339 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 4: and team I believe we have and I know we have, 340 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 4: the expectation is we're going to do what's required to 341 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 4: win a football game, and then we're gonna compete down 342 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 4: to the very end. Didn't think we did that tonight, 343 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 4: specifically on offense from an execution standpoint, all around that huddle, 344 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 4: and we've got to take a look at it. Guys 345 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 4: got to try to find you know, look look at 346 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 4: themselves very much. So like can I am I doing 347 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 4: everything on every single snap all forty six of this 348 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 4: mapps am I doing everything to to do my job 349 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 4: and be a trusted guy in that huddle. And once 350 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 4: we get to that point with the type of guys 351 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 4: we have, get as healthy as we can, I've got 352 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 4: all the confidence in the world that we are going 353 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 4: to you know, move the football and score points. This 354 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 4: is going to be a process, you know for our 355 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 4: our team, and our young quarterback is gonna, you know, 356 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 4: make some plays. He's gonna, you know, make some unbelievable throws, 357 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 4: which a couple a couple of those strows there that 358 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 4: got us down to the two I thought were big 359 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,959 Speaker 4: time plays. And then other times he's gonna, you know, 360 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 4: have an attempt and just miss something a little long, 361 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 4: and you know, we'll go back and try to fix it. 362 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 4: But sometimes the fundamentals are gonna be right, the technique 363 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 4: they're going to be right, and he's just he's learning 364 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 4: on the fly right now. And there's the way you 365 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 4: overcome that is by the full groups execution level being 366 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 4: to a certain standard that we can go try to 367 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 4: compete and win with. 368 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,639 Speaker 5: On the the fumble that JJ picked up around the 369 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 5: goal line, there was looked like he was trying to 370 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 5: get a pitch off to Jordan Mason. 371 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 4: What happened on that play, Yeah, it was a it 372 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 4: was kind of a play pass. He just dropped the ball. 373 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 4: It was kind of a you know, a play we've 374 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 4: you know, been practicing for a while. It just happened 375 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 4: to drop the ball in the play which is which 376 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 4: is tough because you you you end up in a 377 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 4: situation there where you know, we might have had, you know, 378 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 4: justin potentially there with them kind of selling out to 379 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 4: stop that play. Good sell by the guys up front. 380 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 4: We just dropped the ball and then we're, you know, 381 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 4: we're we're trying to find a way to get the 382 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 4: ball in the end zone from there. You know, he 383 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 4: was able to pick it up and at least get 384 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,439 Speaker 4: it thrown away, and then we had the sequence with 385 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 4: the delay and then the sack and then we were 386 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 4: third and I believe goal from the maybe the fourteen 387 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 4: yard line. So that right there in the nuts in 388 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 4: the nutshell is what the night kind of was. And 389 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 4: there's nobody that's going to fix those things besides our 390 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 4: coaches and players. And you know, we've got the We've 391 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 4: got the greatest group ever in that locker room. I 392 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 4: have nothing but confidence and and our staff and myself 393 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 4: to you know, work with these guys and make sure 394 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 4: we continually constantly chase improvement. And it's early in the season. 395 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 4: We're one on one football team that's going to try 396 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 4: to win a game this week against a good team 397 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 4: coming in, and we certainly want to make sure we 398 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 4: play a lot better at home. That's for darn sure. Kevin. 399 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 4: Those first two runs last seem to be a lot 400 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 4: of mistakes, a lot of bad angles and as tackles. 401 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 4: What did you see from the side, Yeah, I thought, 402 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,239 Speaker 4: you know, our defense scratch, you know, they they you know, 403 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 4: tried to scratch and call and play their hearts out. 404 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,919 Speaker 4: But I did think tackling, you know, against a you know, 405 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 4: a good group. They've got some good guys when they 406 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 4: got the ball in their hands, you know, we had 407 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,679 Speaker 4: some some players there. I thought Flow, you know, was 408 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 4: doing everything he could to try to limit some of 409 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 4: those runs and doing some things tactically, and we just 410 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 4: missed some tackles earlier on in the game and they 411 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 4: were able to kind of sustain some drives from it. 412 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 4: I thought it improved as the night went on, and 413 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 4: then they just fatigued. You know, they were just we 414 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 4: left them out there on the field far too much. 415 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 2: I thought JJ McCarthy coming up shortly. But you know, 416 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,199 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell was, he was he was dealt a short 417 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 2: It was the deck was limited. Let's just put it 418 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 2: that way. So hopefully some players get healthy and play 419 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 2: next week against Cincinnati. Andrew Van Ginkole missed this game 420 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 2: because of a concussion. I would fully expect him to 421 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 2: play next game. Christian Darisa is the wild card here, 422 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 2: you know, because he has been practicing, not necessarily every 423 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 2: day during the week, but he's had some full practices 424 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 2: but clearly is not ready to play. It'd be nice 425 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 2: if he played next game. But you mentioned that Aaron 426 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 2: Jones hamstring man. He's a running back, so you know, 427 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 2: Jordan Mason's nice to have as a change up to 428 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 2: Aaron Jones. 429 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 3: He is, and you know, I Jordan Mason was the 430 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 3: guy for the beginning of the entire year for San 431 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 3: Francisco last year, so that you know, that's that's something 432 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 3: they think about. But yeah, Aaron Jones is such a 433 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 3: playmaker the ability to put he and Mason on the 434 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 3: field at the same time. 435 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: To lose that ability or to lose. 436 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 3: Any threat or any effectiveness in the running game right now, 437 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 3: Paul is gonna be tough. It's gonna be very, very 438 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 3: tough on the young quarterback. This is not a situation 439 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 3: where all of a sudden next week can start dropping 440 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 3: them back fifty times a game. We're not We're not 441 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 3: there yet. So Aaron Jones is a tough loss. 442 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 4: All. 443 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 2: Let's hear from Minnesota Vikings quarterback Jay J. McCarthy. 444 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 7: Obviously a very disappointing loss. You know, there's a lot 445 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 7: of things that immediately come to my mind of just 446 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 7: what we can do to get better. And you know, 447 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,360 Speaker 7: just want to give kudos to the defense. I thought 448 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 7: they played absolutely outstanding. Uh will you know, absolutely Uh 449 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 7: played his butt off tonight. And we got to do 450 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 7: a better job as an offense just operating playing you know, 451 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 7: one play at a time and everyone executing their job. 452 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 7: All eleven of us. But yeah, this is unfortunate, but 453 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 7: I know we have a great you know, character culture 454 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 7: locker room that we're gonna respond from this, and we're 455 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 7: gonna learn and get better and bounce back next week. 456 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 6: Anything that happened to Night's surprise, you did you experience 457 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 6: anything you hadn't experienced in the NFL before. 458 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 7: You know what, I don't think, you know, anything really 459 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 7: surprised me. Every single game is just something new. I 460 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 7: wouldn't say it took me by surprise, but we just 461 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 7: got to do a better job of adapting, you know, 462 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 7: and taking advantage of opportunities when we're down in the 463 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 7: red zone to get seven points and not leave with 464 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 7: just three on the board. And yeah, there's a lot 465 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 7: of things we got to clean up, but you know, 466 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 7: it starts with me. 467 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 4: I got to play. 468 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 7: Better and we got to do a better job operating 469 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 7: this offense. 470 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 6: JJ, you and Kevin look like I had a conversation 471 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 6: kind of then there just what was the extent of 472 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 6: that conversation Thenmonga. 473 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:46,919 Speaker 7: The extent was just, you know, there's a lot of 474 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 7: things we got to clean up, and there's a bright 475 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 7: future ahead in that locker room and just being able 476 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 7: to all be on the same page and really just 477 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 7: attack tomorrow, attack the meetings, attack the lyft, and get 478 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 7: back to you know, that one to know mentality every 479 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 7: single day. So I feel like, you know, it was 480 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 7: a short conversation that you never want to have, but 481 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 7: it was awesome that Koe have my back. 482 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 8: J J. 483 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:13,479 Speaker 7: What what did you feel like the issue was with 484 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 7: somebody sacks time. There's a lot of things you can 485 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 7: factor into it. I think we'll get a better idea 486 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 7: of it when we look at you know, the all 487 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 7: twenty two and go through all the details. But I 488 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 7: feel like it just starts with the operation. You know, 489 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 7: we got to get in and out of the huddle fast. 490 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,879 Speaker 7: We got to get the right calls protection wise, and 491 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 7: you know, I got to get the ball out as 492 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 7: quick as possible to the guys that can go make plays. 493 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 7: You know, there's a lot of opportunities where we left 494 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 7: it on the table with just you know, get the 495 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 7: ball out faster and you know, moving on from there. 496 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 7: But you know, I feel like it's an all eleven thing, 497 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 7: and you know, it starts with me first. 498 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 4: I know people will look at two games and draw 499 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 4: plenty of conclusions. I'm just curious what do you take 500 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 4: from the two games you've played, and how do you 501 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 4: think about how you've played in those two games. 502 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 7: We got a lot to do and I got a 503 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 7: lot to do personally. You know, there's a lot of 504 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 7: things about this game that you know show up and 505 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 7: you know, it's awesome to be part of such a 506 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 7: great group where I know we're going to grow together. 507 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 7: I know we're going to learn together. There's a lot 508 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,719 Speaker 7: of love in that locker room, and that's what it 509 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 7: comes down to. You know, this is a long season. 510 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 7: You know everyone's telling me this is a freaking journey, 511 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 7: and I believe them wholeheartedly. So it's just about getting 512 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 7: it back to the drawing board and working on just 513 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 7: getting better at the little things and executing the simple 514 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 7: things better. 515 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 8: JJ when you have guys going in and out with 516 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 8: the offensive line in front of you, like, how are 517 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 8: you trying to adapt and get on the same page 518 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 8: with new center, with a new tackle and just kind 519 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 8: of make sure that you can kind of sustain some. 520 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 4: Offense going forward. 521 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 7: It's really just next man up mentality. I know that 522 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 7: ko Quace Greggs all those guys put together a group 523 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,919 Speaker 7: that you know, when that next guy steps up, it 524 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 7: shouldn't be a falloff at all. So I feel like, 525 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 7: you know, there was really no big changes in terms 526 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 7: of the mentality and you know the operation standpoint. But 527 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,360 Speaker 7: at the end of the day, we just you got 528 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 7: to you know, continue to keep getting better and realize that, 529 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 7: you know, in those moments it shouldn't have any falloff 530 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 7: and we just got to keep executing the little things better. 531 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 7: That's what it really comes down to. So yeah, let's 532 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 7: say that on. 533 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 5: The sneak, when you drop the ball there was there. 534 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 5: You got the same page of communication wise drives the 535 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 5: exchange and it is just a matter you dropped it 536 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 5: when it hit your hands. 537 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, take that on me for sure. I dropped it. 538 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 7: And uh, you know, you got to be better and 539 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 7: little things. 540 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 2: Like I said, all right, So the Vikings are one 541 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 2: and one. Cincinnati next game. Joe Burrow hurt his toe 542 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 2: in a victory over Jacksonville today, So the Bengals are sweating. 543 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 2: They're starting quarterback coming to US Bank Stadium, and we'll 544 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 2: see how this thing works out. Because Jamar Chase and 545 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 2: Justin Jefferson in the same game. You know, I mean 546 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 2: Justin's not gonna want to have a three catch forty 547 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 2: two yard game or whatever with Jamar in the building, 548 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 2: and Jamar is a game changer with t Higgins should 549 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 2: be a good one next week. 550 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: It should be. 551 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 3: And that's the thing is you got to have short 552 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 3: memory when you win and an even shorter one when 553 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 3: you lose. And you know, for the Vikings, you had 554 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 3: a short week. Hopefully with back to back home games, 555 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 3: they could settle down a little bit, put together a 556 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 3: good week of practice, get maybe get some guys healthy, 557 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 3: and going into the Cincinnati game, where right, you got 558 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 3: you want to get some momento. You can get to 559 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 3: two and one, and then you got you know, then 560 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 3: you got the road trip, right, you got the road trip. 561 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 1: Two games on the road or reseas. 562 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 3: You can split a couple of those and just get 563 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:37,400 Speaker 3: better along the way. Because that stretch where we're playing Philadelphia, 564 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 3: we're playing Baltimore, We're playing a lot of teams at home. 565 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 3: You've got to be a lot better than obviously what 566 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 3: you are now. But man, it's you want to see 567 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 3: it progress, I guess, is what I'm trying to say. 568 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: You want to see the. 569 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 3: Whole operation progress where it's getting better, but you're maybe 570 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 3: missing a play here or there. Right now, it's kind 571 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 3: of a lot of the same thing, and you know, 572 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,159 Speaker 3: it's really you got to look hard to point to 573 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 3: some things that are promising, and I think the protection 574 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,400 Speaker 3: of the quarterback is probably the biggest number one thing 575 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 3: right now. 576 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 2: I'll talk to your next game, my brother. Thanks. 577 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: That's p Versation and I'm Paul Allen. 578 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 2: We thank luhmen for sponsorship of the postgame report. Thank 579 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 2: you very much, Lumen, and hopefully we have better news 580 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 2: for you next week. Atlanta beat Minnesota twenty two to 581 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 2: six at us Bank Stadium, and that's the postgame report 582 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 2: at vikings dot com.